WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2020-36504 Modified

WP-Pro-Quiz: Cross-site request forgery

WP-Pro-Quiz is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP-Pro-Quiz
Plugin slug
wp-pro-quiz
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 01, 2021
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Nov 01, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP-Pro-Quiz to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The WP-Pro-Quiz WordPress plugin through 0.37 does not have CSRF check in place when deleting a quiz, which could allow an attacker to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary quiz on the blog

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources